Local Port of Wilmington fares well in ranking Wilmington continues to fare well in a worldwide ranking of container-port efficiency, albeit not as well in the latest version...
Local Power restoration nears end in SC; western NC proving a harder nut to crack Duke Energy is warning that some of its customers in Western North Carolina could be without electricity “for an extended...
Local Bridge loans available for Helene-hit small business The Mountain BizWorks nonprofit in Asheville is creating a small business lending program to assist recovery from Hurricane Helene, with $7.5 million...
Health Care Mission Hospital may drill more wells Meanwhile, officials at Asheville’s Mission Hospital say they continue to “have the staff and resources” to treat all patients arriving...
Local Tillis weighs in on Helene rumors Corbin isn’t the only prominent Republican speaking up. North Carolina U.S. Sen Thom Tillis, appearing Sunday on CBS’ Face the...
Local Toyota North Carolina update Japan’s Nikkei Asia reported Thursday that Toyota is slowing some of its plans to build new EVs, but it’s not...
Education WCU joins App, UNC Asheville in delaying resumption of classes Western Carolina University may have escaped damage from Hurricane Helene, but so many employees are coping with the storm’s fallout...
Local Flying into the storm zone On Monday evening, some random Reddit scrolling amid the second game of the Braves-Mets doubleheader called to my attention that a...
Local LGC sides with Cabarrus Speaker Moore isn’t the only one taking shots at Folwell. The treasurer is having a tough go of things at...
Health Care Dale Folwell responds to House Speaker Tim Moore With just three months remaining in his term, State Treasurer Dale Folwell has let his feelings about House Speaker Tim...
Local Roads, food and water The water-system failures are combining with road blockages of various sorts to throw the relief effort probably its biggest curveball,...
Local Power and communications Meanwhile, Duke Energy says it expects to have the power back on for “the majority of customers” in western North...
Local Water supplies and power Water supplies and power remained the key deficits in western North Carolina on Monday as the region continues to pick...
Local Johnson & Johnson to build in Wilson Finally, a bit of good non-Helene news. Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson plans a $2 billion investment at a plant...
Local Duke reports progress on power restoration Duke Energy appears to have made considerable inroads on the power-outage situation in the Carolinas. There are still almost 677,00...
